Sign a PDF

Draw, type or upload your signature, place it on the document together with the date, your name or initials, and download the signed PDF. Contracts, leases and forms are signed on your own device - not a single page is uploaded.

Create your signature

Why sign here instead of a signing service

Online signing services ask you to upload the document - often a contract, a lease or a form with your address, bank details or ID number - to their servers. Here the PDF is opened by your browser and the signature is added on your device. Nothing is uploaded, and there is no account.

The result is a PDF with your signature drawn into the page, which is what most landlords, employers and agencies ask for when they say "sign and send it back".

How to sign a PDF

  1. Drop the PDF onto the box above.
  2. Create your signature: draw it with a mouse, finger or stylus, type your name in a handwriting font, or upload a photo of your signature.
  3. Click Signature and drag it into place; pull the corner to resize it. Add the date, text or a check mark the same way.
  4. Press Download signed PDF.

Is this a legally valid signature?

In the US (ESIGN Act), the EU (eIDAS) and the UK, a simple electronic signature like this - an image of your signature added to a document you intend to sign - is legally recognised for most everyday agreements. Some documents, such as certain notarised or regulated forms, require a qualified or certificate-based digital signature instead. If in doubt, ask whoever needs the document.

How your files stay private

Most free converters upload your file, process it on their server and send the result back - so a copy of it passes through somebody else's machine. This page does all of the work in your browser instead. The files you choose are read into memory on your own device, processed there and handed back as a download; none of their contents is transmitted. You can switch off Wi-Fi after the page has loaded and it keeps working.

Frequently asked questions

Is my document uploaded?

No. The PDF is rendered and signed in your browser. Neither the document nor your signature is sent anywhere.

Can I sign on my phone?

Yes. Draw your signature with your finger, then tap a page to place it. Pinch-free resizing works with the corner handle.

Is my signature saved?

Only if you tick Remember on this device - then it is stored in this browser's local storage, nowhere else. Untick it or press Forget to remove it.

Can I add the date and my name?

Yes. Date adds today's date (you can edit it), Text adds any words, such as your printed name, and Initials uses a second, smaller signature for initialling pages.

Can someone remove my signature from the PDF?

The signature is drawn into the page content, so it is not a separate, removable field. Like any signed scan, though, a PDF editor can still alter the page - for tamper-evident signing you need a certificate-based digital signature.

Does it work with password-protected PDFs?

PDFs that need a password to open are not supported - remove the password first in the app you use to open it. PDFs that only restrict editing usually work.